Definition of requite in English:

requite

verb rɪˈkwʌɪtrəˈkwaɪt

[with object]formal

1Make appropriate return for (a favour, service, or wrongdoing)
they are quick to requite a kindness
Example sentencesExamples
- The next line in Moses's Song takes up the image: ‘Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise?’
- Because of this expectation that the accepter will somehow requite the gift, Scripture tells us to be very selective in accepting gifts.
Synonyms
avenge, exact revenge for, revenge, retaliate for, pay someone back for
get/have/take one's revenge, take reprisals, settle old scores, settle the score with someone, take an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), give tit for tat, get even, give someone their just deserts, give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine, give as good as one gets, give like for like
1. 1.1 Return a favour to (someone)
  to win enough to requite my friends
  Example sentencesExamples
  Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work?
  Synonyms
  return, reciprocate, match
  reward, repay, recompense
  archaic guerdon
2. 1.2 Respond to (love or affection)
  she did not requite his love
  Example sentencesExamples
  For she saw in his eyes love, which no woman can mistake, and a thousand tons of regret and remorse, which aroused pity, which is perilously near to love requited.
  The film also continues the on-screen relationship of Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, though here his love is requited, unlike in The Apartment.
  Rock, like the newly-despised Trent Harbor, had the power to make Ally love him; he had the opportunity to have his love requited.
  When Hero and Ursula leave, Beatrice decides that she will give up her proud ways, and requite Benedick's love.
  She is someone who has fallen in love and who cannot believe that such love can be requited.
  A couple of scenes later, her unrequited love has been requited, and the two of them are in bed together.
  Shekure in turn had not requited the melancholy Black's love.
  She is love-struck and will requite the strong love that she thinks Benedick feels for her.
  This was hard on Thompson, who, a few years earlier, had dug up an entire bed of irises in his mother's garden as an attempted exorcism of his insufficiently requited love for her.
  It seems that he always held most of the power in the relationship, partially because of his dominant personality and greater experience with relationships, and partially because her feelings toward him were not entirely requited.
  Not to mention the fact that even though he was entirely in the know about mine and Zan's issue of not seeing eye to eye, he'd still gone ahead, pretty much secretly, with going some way to requite her obvious interest in him.
  Convince Banudi of his love, and plot with him a way to requite it.
  Synonyms
  reciprocate, return, feel/give in return

Derivatives

requital

noun rɪˈkwʌɪtəlrəˈkwaɪdl

formal

So Hamlet has sent multiple letters to Ophelia without requital prior to his appearance in her closet, and the ‘declension’ which Polonius describes in ‘a short tale’ occurred over some period.
Example sentencesExamples
- We saw earlier that, although human punishment does not bear the full burden of requiting good and evil, it must hold up requital as an ideal.
- I have taken a strong position against schemes of extortion from the fellow citizens of people here in America, based on the idea that somehow or another that would be requital for slavery.
- You still desire the satisfaction of revenge as requital for the pain you felt.
- As a result, the juvenile justice system has emphasized rehabilitation, not retribution, requital, or punishment.
Synonyms
repayment, reward, return, payment, recompense, reparation
revenge, vengeance, retribution, retaliation, redress, satisfaction
Latin quid pro quo

Origin

Early 16th century: from re- 'back' + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit¹.

Definition of requite in US English:

requite

verbrəˈkwaɪtrəˈkwīt

[with object]formal

1Make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing)
they are quick to requite a kindness
Example sentencesExamples
- The next line in Moses's Song takes up the image: ‘Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise?’
- Because of this expectation that the accepter will somehow requite the gift, Scripture tells us to be very selective in accepting gifts.
Synonyms
avenge, exact revenge for, revenge, retaliate for, pay someone back for
1. 1.1 Return a favor to (someone)
  to win enough to requite my friends
  Example sentencesExamples
  Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work?
  Synonyms
  return, reciprocate, match
2. 1.2 Respond to (love or affection); return.
  she did not requite his love
  Example sentencesExamples
  It seems that he always held most of the power in the relationship, partially because of his dominant personality and greater experience with relationships, and partially because her feelings toward him were not entirely requited.
  Rock, like the newly-despised Trent Harbor, had the power to make Ally love him; he had the opportunity to have his love requited.
  She is love-struck and will requite the strong love that she thinks Benedick feels for her.
  Not to mention the fact that even though he was entirely in the know about mine and Zan's issue of not seeing eye to eye, he'd still gone ahead, pretty much secretly, with going some way to requite her obvious interest in him.
  The film also continues the on-screen relationship of Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, though here his love is requited, unlike in The Apartment.
  A couple of scenes later, her unrequited love has been requited, and the two of them are in bed together.
  For she saw in his eyes love, which no woman can mistake, and a thousand tons of regret and remorse, which aroused pity, which is perilously near to love requited.
  Shekure in turn had not requited the melancholy Black's love.
  This was hard on Thompson, who, a few years earlier, had dug up an entire bed of irises in his mother's garden as an attempted exorcism of his insufficiently requited love for her.
  Convince Banudi of his love, and plot with him a way to requite it.
  She is someone who has fallen in love and who cannot believe that such love can be requited.
  When Hero and Ursula leave, Beatrice decides that she will give up her proud ways, and requite Benedick's love.
  Synonyms
  reciprocate, return, feel in return, give in return

Origin

Early 16th century: from re- ‘back’ + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit.

单词	requite
释义	Definition of requite in English: requite verb rɪˈkwʌɪtrəˈkwaɪt [with object]formal 1Make appropriate return for (a favour, service, or wrongdoing) they are quick to requite a kindness Example sentencesExamples The next line in Moses's Song takes up the image: ‘Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise?’ Because of this expectation that the accepter will somehow requite the gift, Scripture tells us to be very selective in accepting gifts. Synonyms avenge, exact revenge for, revenge, retaliate for, pay someone back for get/have/take one's revenge, take reprisals, settle old scores, settle the score with someone, take an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), give tit for tat, get even, give someone their just deserts, give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine, give as good as one gets, give like for like 1.1 Return a favour to (someone) to win enough to requite my friends Example sentencesExamples Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work? Synonyms return, reciprocate, match reward, repay, recompense archaic guerdon 1.2 Respond to (love or affection) she did not requite his love Example sentencesExamples For she saw in his eyes love, which no woman can mistake, and a thousand tons of regret and remorse, which aroused pity, which is perilously near to love requited. The film also continues the on-screen relationship of Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, though here his love is requited, unlike in The Apartment. Rock, like the newly-despised Trent Harbor, had the power to make Ally love him; he had the opportunity to have his love requited. When Hero and Ursula leave, Beatrice decides that she will give up her proud ways, and requite Benedick's love. She is someone who has fallen in love and who cannot believe that such love can be requited. A couple of scenes later, her unrequited love has been requited, and the two of them are in bed together. Shekure in turn had not requited the melancholy Black's love. She is love-struck and will requite the strong love that she thinks Benedick feels for her. This was hard on Thompson, who, a few years earlier, had dug up an entire bed of irises in his mother's garden as an attempted exorcism of his insufficiently requited love for her. It seems that he always held most of the power in the relationship, partially because of his dominant personality and greater experience with relationships, and partially because her feelings toward him were not entirely requited. Not to mention the fact that even though he was entirely in the know about mine and Zan's issue of not seeing eye to eye, he'd still gone ahead, pretty much secretly, with going some way to requite her obvious interest in him. Convince Banudi of his love, and plot with him a way to requite it. Synonyms reciprocate, return, feel/give in return Derivatives requital noun rɪˈkwʌɪtəlrəˈkwaɪdl formal So Hamlet has sent multiple letters to Ophelia without requital prior to his appearance in her closet, and the ‘declension’ which Polonius describes in ‘a short tale’ occurred over some period. Example sentencesExamples We saw earlier that, although human punishment does not bear the full burden of requiting good and evil, it must hold up requital as an ideal. I have taken a strong position against schemes of extortion from the fellow citizens of people here in America, based on the idea that somehow or another that would be requital for slavery. You still desire the satisfaction of revenge as requital for the pain you felt. As a result, the juvenile justice system has emphasized rehabilitation, not retribution, requital, or punishment. Synonyms repayment, reward, return, payment, recompense, reparation revenge, vengeance, retribution, retaliation, redress, satisfaction Latin quid pro quo Origin Early 16th century: from re- 'back' + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit¹. Definition of requite in US English: requite verbrəˈkwaɪtrəˈkwīt [with object]formal 1Make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing) they are quick to requite a kindness Example sentencesExamples The next line in Moses's Song takes up the image: ‘Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise?’ Because of this expectation that the accepter will somehow requite the gift, Scripture tells us to be very selective in accepting gifts. Synonyms avenge, exact revenge for, revenge, retaliate for, pay someone back for 1.1 Return a favor to (someone) to win enough to requite my friends Example sentencesExamples Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work? Synonyms return, reciprocate, match 1.2 Respond to (love or affection); return. she did not requite his love Example sentencesExamples It seems that he always held most of the power in the relationship, partially because of his dominant personality and greater experience with relationships, and partially because her feelings toward him were not entirely requited. Rock, like the newly-despised Trent Harbor, had the power to make Ally love him; he had the opportunity to have his love requited. She is love-struck and will requite the strong love that she thinks Benedick feels for her. Not to mention the fact that even though he was entirely in the know about mine and Zan's issue of not seeing eye to eye, he'd still gone ahead, pretty much secretly, with going some way to requite her obvious interest in him. The film also continues the on-screen relationship of Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, though here his love is requited, unlike in The Apartment. A couple of scenes later, her unrequited love has been requited, and the two of them are in bed together. For she saw in his eyes love, which no woman can mistake, and a thousand tons of regret and remorse, which aroused pity, which is perilously near to love requited. Shekure in turn had not requited the melancholy Black's love. This was hard on Thompson, who, a few years earlier, had dug up an entire bed of irises in his mother's garden as an attempted exorcism of his insufficiently requited love for her. Convince Banudi of his love, and plot with him a way to requite it. She is someone who has fallen in love and who cannot believe that such love can be requited. When Hero and Ursula leave, Beatrice decides that she will give up her proud ways, and requite Benedick's love. Synonyms reciprocate, return, feel in return, give in return Origin Early 16th century: from re- ‘back’ + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit.
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